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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 11444:
- Kautilya And Kathmandu (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 20, 2001)
Following the assassination of the Nepalese king and his entire family on Friday, June 1, 2001, it is time to take cue from the security blue book of 4th century BC, the Arthashastra of Kautilya.
- Tragedy In Himalayan Kingdom (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Jun 19, 2001)
Events in Nepal are truly baffling as the murder of the royal family gets into one controversy or the other.
- Privacy Vs Public Interest (Hindustan Times, AG Noorani , Jun 19, 2001)
In a landmark judgment delivered on May 31 this year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the media can disclose an illegally intercepted cellular telephone conversation.
- The Need For Accountability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 19, 2001)
A crucial factor that can make governance successful and the implementation of schemes beneficial to the people is to ensure the accountability of officials.
- A Rare Mix Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2001)
It seems a good thing that Ms J. Jayalalitha was allowed to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Whose Country Is It Anyway? (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 19, 2001)
A MEXICAN revolutionary once differentiated dictatorship from democracy thus: In the first, the top man changes the people; in the second, the people change the top man.
- Kerala Hc Ruling May Force Govt To Review Liquor Policy (The Financial Express, Ajayan Menon, Jun 19, 2001)
Seventeen long years of legal battle for compensation after the liquor tragedy during Onam season in Kerala in 1992 where 71 lost their lives, and many their sight, has culminated in justice.
- Divine Rights Of Kings And Governments (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jun 18, 2001)
THERE is an ironical twist to the regicide in Nepal. The new King Gyanendra was once enthroned in 1950, when King Tribhuvan fled to India with his son, Prince Mahendra, in the wake of the first revolution to oust the Ranas.
- Co-Operative Banking System -- Free It From Government Shackles (Business Line, P. Satish, Jun 18, 2001)
THE LATEST Monetary and Credit Policy statement of the RBI Governor, Mr Bimal Jalan, perhaps for the first time talked about the cooperative banking system and its regulation.
- Murder Most Foul (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 18, 2001)
UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANTS murdered in cold-blood an elderly couple in broad daylight in posh Trikuta Nagar Colony on Sunday.
- Mig Crashes Again, Pilot Killed Again (The Kashmir Times, B. K. Mathur , Jun 18, 2001)
This column was initially planned for a different subject, on what military rulers and Generals in Pakistan used to tell their sports teams and managers prior their departure for international competitions abroad, like the Olympiad and Asiad.
- Doubts That Will Not Down (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 18, 2001)
Dead men tell no tales. Nor do burning pyres. But they can bring out the poignancy of a tragedy.
- Hindustantimes.Com - Editorials (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 18, 2001)
When the central leaders re-read the Constitution during the recent Tamil Nadu crisis to find any provision to deal with it, one of the measures which is said to have come under close scrutiny is Article 355.
- Using Police As Cms’ Private Army (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 18, 2001)
THE barbaric show put up by the police in Chennai in the wee hours of last Saturday at the prompting of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha carries far darker shades than we saw during the 1975 Emergency.
- Silly As A Wheel (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 18, 2001)
``Re-inventing the wheel'' may well be the patented practice of out-of-work politicians and career-minded mandarins.
- Unwrapping Kashmir (Hindustan Times, Vasant Sathe, Jun 18, 2001)
With a few days to go before President Pervez Musharraf arrives, expectations are building up in both India and Pakistan.
- Gods Who Failed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 17, 2001)
Indira Gandhi lost the general elections of 1977 to a people angered by a god who forgot that her magnificence could only be heightened by their prayers; yet she was promptly brought back in 1980, by a nation who felt she had repented.
- Miles To Go, Promises To Keep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2001)
Mr. Khatami and his supporters know that the patience of their people is running thin, writes KESAVA MENON.
- Trellis Of Entitlements (Pioneer, C K G Nair, Jun 17, 2001)
Like other rules and instructions for babus there are volumes written and unwritten but practised on the civil servants entitlements.
- Orchestrated Anti-India Sentiment (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Jun 17, 2001)
THERE seems an uncanny resemblance in the way that anti-Indian sentiment began coordinatedly to be expressed in Kathmandu after the massacre of King Birendra and his family members.
- Promoting Honest Thinking By Institutionalising It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2001)
ALL talk about honesty is withering away. However, there still are people who cherish honesty.
- Tragedy In Himalayan Kingdom (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Jun 17, 2001)
Events in Nepal are truly baffling as the murder of the royal family gets into one controversy or the other. This is the twenty first century and we have a free press and the electronic media probes into every nook and corner.
- The Need For Accountability (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 17, 2001)
A crucial factor that can make governance successful and the implementation of schemes beneficial to the people is to ensure the accountability of officials.
- Onerous Task For Musharraf (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 17, 2001)
Lahore is still Pakistan's political capital, although it is sans politics. Parties have ceased to count. Even their rhetoric does not make news.
- Miles To Go, Promises To Keep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2001)
Mr. Khatami and his supporters know that the patience of their people is running thin, writes KESAVA MENON.
- Study Explains Doping Incidents (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 16, 2001)
A German scientist said on Friday he had shown a link between dietary supplements and positive tests for the anabolic steroid nandrolone, possibly explaining a recent spate of high-profile doping incidents.
- Is Law Different For Ministers? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 16, 2001)
Long after the sound and fury generated over the Tamil Nadu happenings die down, several significant questions related to the incidents will in all probability remain unanswered.
- V. P. Singh's Second Coming (Hindu, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jun 16, 2001)
IN 1995, Mr. V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, announced that he was withdrawing from active politics for five years.
- Sbi Feels The Heat (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 16, 2001)
THE 22 per cent fall in the State Bank of India’s net profit for 2000-01 is not surprising.
- Musharraf Moves To Plan (The Financial Express, Inder Malhotra, Jun 16, 2001)
So forget the criticism, get ready for the reign of terror.
- Now For Corrective Steps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2001)
THE LESS THAN two months old Jayalalithaa dispensation, which stands discredited and checkmated - politically, legally and Constitutionally.
- The Mauritian Connection (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jun 16, 2001)
The Indo-Mauritian DTAA must be renegotiated, especially to review the tax treatment of profits earned through portfolio investments.
- Proof Of The Matter -- Ii (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Jun 16, 2001)
THE issues relating to burden of proof and onus have been the subject matter of litigation in the past and the legal position in these matters in income-tax proceedings has become fairly clear.
- Failure To Maintain Books -- No Heaping Of Penalties (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Jun 16, 2001)
SECTION 44 AA of the Income-Tax (I-T) Act seeks the maintenance of books of account by assessees. The Finance Act, 2001 defines `books of accounts' in Section 2(12A) in an inclusive manner.
- Resetting Federal Fiscal Relations (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Jun 16, 2001)
IT was the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, who had in 1997 persuaded the compatriot from his state.
- Good Morning! Mr President (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 16, 2001)
Exactly a month ago, on May 23, when Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee invited then Pakistan Chief Executive Gen Pervez Musharraf for talks, the buzz in diplomatic circles was that Mr Vajpayee had called the General's bluff.
- Hurriyat: Confused Or Out Of Steam? (Pioneer, M L Kotru, Jun 16, 2001)
Was one surprised when the Valley-based All-parties Hurriyat Conference endorsed Gen Musharraf's well-reasoned rebuff to the jihadi fringe in Pakistan?
- Preserving The Taj (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2001)
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between National Cultural Fund, the Archaeological Survey of India, and the Taj Group of Hotels, to work towards the preservation of the Taj Mahal, is a laudable development.
- Ulterior Motives (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 16, 2001)
THE extremely irresponsible vendetta by the Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has provided the Union Government an opportunity, which it was looking for since after her installation as Chief Minister by the Governor.
- Tragedy In Himalayan Kingdom (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Jun 16, 2001)
Events in Nepal are truly baffling as the murder of the royal family gets into one controversy or the other.
- Jehad Is Bad Foreign Policy, Tell Pak (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Jun 16, 2001)
DOES a military dictator stop being a military dictator if he declares himself President?
- The Empire Strikes Back In Up (Pioneer, Vivek Kumar, Jun 15, 2001)
As it prepares for Assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh is caught in two simultaneous processes.
- High Corporate Drama (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 15, 2001)
THE INTENSE interest in the struggle for control of VST Industries is not surprising.
- Dictator's Disguise (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 15, 2001)
THE UNHAPPINESS expressed by the US and the Commonwealth over the latest events in Pakistan suggests that General Pervez Musharraf's change of designation has not given any legitimacy to his position.
- Bollywood Or Bust? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 15, 2001)
Anti-piracy movement needs all the help it can get.
- General Musharraf V. President Musharraf (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 15, 2001)
HOW different will be General Pervez Musharraf in the new civilian robe of presidency? Does it make him more respectable and acceptable to the world community, especially to India?
- Ulterior Motives (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jun 15, 2001)
THE extremely irresponsible vendetta by the Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has provided the Union Government an opportunity, which it was looking for since after her installation as Chief Minister by the Governor.
- Tragedy In Himalayan Kingdom (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Jun 15, 2001)
Events in Nepal are truly baffling as the murder of the royal family gets into one controversy or the other.
- Daler Mehndi Denied Royalty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 15, 2001)
Punjabi pop star Daler Mehndi has accused a music company of cheating him of royalty valued at Rs. 1.5 crore and has urged a Delhi court to ensure that he gets his due.
- Going Radio Ga-Ga In Retreat (Pioneer, Chanchal Sarkar, Jun 15, 2001)
I was exiled to a desert island recently. Not quite.
- Senseless Vendetta (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2001)
Some politicians in Tamil Nadu habitually play foul with the law of the land.
- No Back Door Methods (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2001)
Sir, - In his report `Is pardon a way out,' (June 2), Mukund Padmanabhan referred to the provisions of Articles 161 and 164 of the Constitution in the light of certain important judicial decisions quoted by him.
- Proxy For The Opposition (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Jun 14, 2001)
A British journalist once remarked that every politician not in government needed to be in the opposition.
- More Reforms Required To Lure Higher Fdi In Agriculture (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Jun 14, 2001)
Since the initiation of economic liberalisation in 1991, the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign technical collaborations in the agriculture sector has been dismally low.
- Now We Shall Speak (Times of India, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed , Jun 14, 2001)
THE Supreme Court had recently issued notice to the government on a petition submitted by Zuleikha Bi of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why Is Sunny Shooting From The Hip? (The Economic Times, C. V. Aravind, Jun 14, 2001)
A SOLOMON has come to judgement. India’s `Little Master’ has finally decided that the world’s best batsman Sachin Tendulkar is only the second best.
- Ulterior Motives (The Kashmir Times, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jun 14, 2001)
THE extremely irresponsible vendetta by the Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has provided the Union Government an opportunity, which it was looking for since after her installation as Chief Minister by the Governor.
- Mrp Versus Mop (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jun 14, 2001)
Market operative price, which has presented itself as a riposte to MRP, especially in the consumer durables sector, has its own disquieting fallouts
- President Pervez (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf's elevation to the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the latest Act in the continuing drama of Pakistan's search for an internationally acceptable and stable political order.
- The Making Of A Police State (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 14, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf is working at two levels to consolidate his illegitimate rule over Pakistan.
- Global War On Corruption -- I: Setting The Stage (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 14, 2001)
TO THE United States belongs the credit of putting in place as early as in 1977 the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, prohibiting the US companies from indulging in any transaction in foreign countries that involved payment of bribes.
- Tragedy In Himalayan Kingdom (The Kashmir Times, Arun Nehru, Jun 14, 2001)
Events in Nepal are truly baffling as the murder of the royal family gets into one controversy or the other.
- New Entrants To The Scam Club (The Financial Express, P. N. Vijay, Jun 14, 2001)
One of the startling revelations of the ongoing investigations of the recent stockmarket scam has been the deep involvement of some foreign stockbrokers and foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
- Indian Cocktail: Enron Alone? Check Out Canadian Firms (The Financial Express, Subhash Agrawal, Jun 14, 2001)
It is a pity that Enron’s reputation has numbed our senses about continuing political risk faced by foreign investors in India, and the country’s terrible image abroad among serious players.
- From Food-For-Work To Fight-For-Work (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Jun 14, 2001)
NUKSAAN ZYADA aur raahat kam (more hardship and less relief).
- Sadr-E-Pakistan (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 14, 2001)
The announcement on Wednesday about general Musharraf assuming the office of president will hardly come as a surprise to long-term observers of Pakistan's political scene.
- More Reforms Required To Lure Higher Fdi In Agriculture (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Jun 13, 2001)
Since the initiation of economic liberalisation in 1991, the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign technical collaborations in the agriculture sector has been dismally low.
- New Entrants To The Scam Club (The Financial Express, P. N. Vijay, Jun 13, 2001)
One of the startling revelations of the ongoing investigations of the recent stockmarket scam has been the deep involvement of some foreign stockbrokers and foreign institutional investors (FIIs).
- Crisis And Change In The Kingdom (Telegraph, J. N. Dixit , Jun 13, 2001)
By the time this column appears, there would be more speculations and revelations about the tragic assassination of King Birendra of Nepal and other members of his family on June 1.
- Fiduciary Responsibility (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 13, 2001)
Commerzbank case raises issue of corporate governance.
- Socio-Cultural Integration Imperative (The Kashmir Times, Dhurjati Mukherjee, Jun 13, 2001)
Religious intolerance has become manifest in recent times because of the tendency of certain sections of religious groups to violate the principles of civil society.
- Getting Unreal (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 13, 2001)
The Hurriyat is an "honorable", household name today, and its leaders, with or without Kashmir, have attained unmatched status thanks to the media blitz.
- An S.C. Bench For The South - Ii (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Jun 13, 2001)
MAHATMA GANDHI had once said, in obvious anguish, ``law has become the luxury of the rich and the joy of the gambler.''
- Doubts That Will Not Down (The Kashmir Times, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 13, 2001)
Dead men tell no tales. Nor do burning pyres.
- Transport Mafia (The Kashmir Times, Editorial, Kashmir Times, Jun 13, 2001)
A powerful transporters mafia wielding an unbelievable clout in the corridors of power and patrons among the top police brass, has of late been in the eye of the storm with amazing regularity.
- President Pervez (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 13, 2001)
General Pervez Musharraf's elevation to the office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the latest Act in the continuing drama of Pakistan's search for an internationally acceptable and stable political order.
- Road To Hope, Optimism And Warmth (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Jun 13, 2001)
In a bold decision, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has invited Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf for talks.
- Musharraf’s Shrewd Call To Jehadis (Tribune, Ashok Kumar Mehta, Jun 13, 2001)
GEN Pervez Musharraf’s call to jehadis in Pakistan to act more responsibly so that Pakistan is not seen as an irrational state is a good and shrewd move to create a conducive environment for the Delhi summit.
- Musharraf Becomes President (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 13, 2001)
SO GEN Pervez Musharraf has done what was expected of him for quite some time. Like other army generals before him who wrested power through military coups, Gen Musharraf has anointed himself president of Pakistan.
- Best Of Islam And Modernity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 12, 2001)
Iran under President Mohammed Khatami has exemplified a model which has partly negated the myth that democracy and Islam do not mix like oil and water.
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